[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 254 Engrossed in House (EH)]

H. Res. 254

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                        March 20, 2007.
    Resolved,  That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the 
Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1227) to assist in the provision of affordable 
housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina. The first reading 
of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration 
of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. 
General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Financial Services. After general debate the bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed 
in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted 
in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the 
five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. Notwithstanding clause 11 of 
rule XVIII, no further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order 
except those printed in part B of the report of the Committee on Rules. Each 
further amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against such further 
amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. At 
the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments 
as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
    Sec. 2. During consideration in the House of H.R. 1227 pursuant to this 
resolution, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.